anyone ever soundproof a room? gots tips?

[AussieBear]

the art of squirt.

 

[Omeletpants]

we have a ton of cardboard boxes and packing paper around... will cutting these out and adding a layer to the entire room help any??.. perhaps a layer of cardboard, then a layer of green glue....finished by another layer of cardboard.. i would paint the cardboard faux wood i guess or add some wallpaper...

Sounds lovely

 

[AussieBear]

the art of squirt.

 

[Omeletpants]

throw away room in a sense... if the kid went the musician route, wed spend some money on a professional job... but thats neither here nor there.... for all we know... he may hate da music and we'd waste grands for nothing..

I thought all houses in Aussie were like 3 rooms?

 

[AussieBear]

the art of squirt.

 

[Tater]

Here's a few ideas: https://www.houselogic.com/remodel/remodeling-tips-advice/soundproofing-walls/

 

[Crystallas]

It's not a simple topic. For the layman on the cheap, you have 3 options of in-wall, all control sound different ways. Foams, vinyls, and celluloses. Cardboard and paper is in that 3rd group, and while you can make it work to absorb some sound if you have a shit ton and a very good pattern, its going to lose strength as humidity/moisture enter the room. Good celluloses aren't standard corrugated paper.
A two stage foam is the cheapest for someone not looking to do actual recording work. One lower density sheet facing the outside wall and one mid-higher density sheet facing inward. Then you manage sound absorbing fairly well for cheap. The good stuff costs money, and requires a little bit more planning of how you build the entire room, sometimes the entire house.

If you go to a home center store, they will be able to help you. Drywall and filling in the cracks between all materials, all this stuff adds up. You just need to be mindful of aeration, otherwise you can introduce mold problems later on when the room is unable to breathe. Even if you live in a dry climate.

*edit* you're looking for something to build OVER the wall? Alley-look with carpet? Have you been huffing Koala droppings on your way to CCS again?

 

[AussieBear]

It's not a simple topic. For the layman on the cheap, you have 3 options of in-wall, all control sound different ways. Foams, vinyls, and celluloses. Cardboard and paper is in that 3rd group, and while you can make it work to absorb some sound if you have a shit ton and a very good pattern, its going to lose strength as humidity/moisture enter the room. Good celluloses aren't standard corrugated paper.
A two stage foam is the cheapest for someone not looking to do actual recording work. One lower density sheet facing the outside wall and one mid-higher density sheet facing inward. Then you manage sound absorbing fairly well for cheap. The good stuff costs money, and requires a little bit more planning of how you build the entire room, sometimes the entire house.

If you go to a home center store, they will be able to help you. Drywall and filling in the cracks between all materials, all this stuff adds up. You just need to be mindful of aeration, otherwise you can introduce mold problems later on when the room is unable to breathe. Even if you live in a dry climate.

*edit* you're looking for something to build OVER the wall? Alley-look with carpet? Have you been huffing Koala droppings on your way to CCS again?

thanks...

i snort koala droppings... but im really looking to upcycle with materials we already have at the moment..

technically it wouldnt be a lot to buy new insulation, have two layers of sound proofing gyprock.. i can diy on that level.....

plus we are not looking for studio silence... i just want to bring the sound down a tad, so i dont have to blast the boy....yelling at him to stop playing that phucing twinkle twinkle little star bs all day may give him some sort of loser complex right..

 

[Crystallas]

Just keep making that room more flammable with "upcycled" materials. Soon you can add the garbage can fire for winter heating and you'll really be set with that alley look and feel.

 

[AussieBear]

Just keep making that room more flammable with "upcycled" materials. Soon you can add the garbage can fire for winter heating and you'll really be set with that alley look and feel.

eh i hear the flammable part... but most things in this house are just that... the wife has the same position though... guess not being fancy and dangerous isnt in atm... the alley gets a bad rap imo... most men would live there if it wasnt for da need of some normalcy to land whatever sort of ass they prefer.

guess ill save the cardboard and build a portable vocal booth with it..... for my women hating alter ego....

 

[Nail Polish]

Try and find some old furniture pads and hang em on the wall with finishing nails
Check in with a moving company and see if they have any that are banged up for cheaps

 

[Sculpt]

Remember, a lot of these cheap methods are very flammable. Imagine all four walls going up in flames in a matter seconds.

 

[Nail Polish]

Is that how you acoustically make blues music sound good?

Hell no...I like it loud, but a friend did a recording studio in his basement with those pads

 

[Camden Cutler]

i was house hunting last year and came across a house with a smaller room that had carpet all over the walls and ceilings...it was disgusting..but you didn't hear a sound in it

 

[Tater]

i was house hunting last year and came across a house with a smaller room that had carpet all over the walls and ceilings...it was disgusting..but you didn't hear a sound in it

I have a small room just like that. It's where I make snuff films.

 

[Camden Cutler]

I have a small room just like that. It's where I make snuff films.

the machine? is that you?